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Shaping Policy And Practice: Analyzing The Reach Of Highly Cited And High Altmetrics Publications For Broader Impact On Physical Activity, Andrea Ramírez Varela, Natalicio Serrano, Juliana Mejía Grueso, Anita Nguyen, Deborah Salvo, Ross C Brownson, Adrian Bauman, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal, Michael Pratt
Shaping Policy And Practice: Analyzing The Reach Of Highly Cited And High Altmetrics Publications For Broader Impact On Physical Activity, Andrea Ramírez Varela, Natalicio Serrano, Juliana Mejía Grueso, Anita Nguyen, Deborah Salvo, Ross C Brownson, Adrian Bauman, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal, Michael Pratt
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BACKGROUND: A significant gap remains between the availability of physical activity (PA) evidence-based interventions and their application in real-world settings in policy and practice areas. This study aims to describe highly cited and high altmetrics publications in PA research and explore their impact on PA policy and practice.
METHODS: Mixed-methods sequential explanatory study including the identification and description of the top highly cited and high altmetrics PA publications from the last 10 years (including study design, population, type of PA study, number of citations, and altmetrics score), and interviews with key informants regarding research dissemination and implications on PA policy …